1715
Feb 10
1737
Jun 16
Age: 22y
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marriageJames Chaffee Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by John Chandler, Justice of the Peace 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • The planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event is witnessed during the evening hours by the amateur astronomer John Bevis at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. As of 2006, it is still the only such planet/planet occultation that has been directly observed. |
1743
May 6
Age: 28y
birth of childDorothy Chaffee Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1743 • The Treaty of Worms is signed between Great Britain, Austria, and Sardinia. |
1747
Nov 4
Age: 32y
eventWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Beriah Chaffe, an heir of Reverend John Child of Woodstock, and James Chaffee, her husband, of the same town, with other heirs of John Child, sold land to Jacob Child of Woodstock for £415. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1747 • A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers, attacks and defeats British troops at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia. |
1758
Jun 24
Age: 43y
| 1758 • Battle of Cuddalore: A British fleet under Sir George Pocock engages the French fleet of Anne Antoine d'Aché indecisively near Madras. |